Spatial distribution of PAHs in riverbed sediments of the
Danube River in Serbia: Anthropogenic and natural sources

J 2019

Spatial distribution of PAHs in riverbed sediments of the Danube River in Serbia: Anthropogenic and natural sources

BRBORIC, Maja, Branislav VRANA, Jelena RADONIC, Mirjana Vojinovic MILORADOV, Maja Turk SEKULIC et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Spatial distribution of PAHs in riverbed sediments of the Danube River in Serbia: Anthropogenic and natural sources

Authors

BRBORIC, Maja, Branislav VRANA (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Jelena RADONIC, Mirjana Vojinovic MILORADOV and Maja Turk SEKULIC (guarantor)

Edition

JOURNAL OF THE SERBIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, BELGRADE, SERBIA, SERBIAN CHEMICAL SOC, 2019, 0352-5139

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30304 Public and environmental health

Country of publisher

Serbia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.097

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/19:00113494

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/JSC190129056B

UT WoS

000506674800009

Keywords in English

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; contaminant pattern; aquatic sediment

Abstract

V originále

The top layer of riverbed sediments from 10 sites along the Danube River in Serbia were analysed for the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Potential sources of pollution were identified using different multivariate techniques. Total concentrations of 29 PAHs in sediment samples ranged from 128.27 to 676.85 mu g/kg dry weight. Based on these concentrations and PAH patterns, a clear spatial distribution of examined localities was determined. The diagnostic ratios indicated a pyrolytic origin of PAHs, except for two sites where PAH contamination originated from petrogenic sources. The Varimax rotated principal component analysis revealed three main factors, namely coal, wood, and biomass combustion; vehicular emissions; and natural sources; accounting for 92.1 % of the variance in the original datasets. The sites with different pollution load, depending on main sources identified, were arranged by hierarchical cluster analysis. The results were compared with sediment quality guidelines, and the obtained values of equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmarks toxic unit and total toxic equivalent quantities of benzo[a]pyrene suggested that Danube sediments do not pose an elevated ecotoxicological risk for benthic organisms.

Links

EF16_013/0001761, research and development project

Name: RECETOX RI

LM2015051, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX RI)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Citovat

BRBORIC, Maja, Branislav VRANA, Jelena RADONIC, Mirjana Vojinovic MILORADOV and Maja Turk SEKULIC. Spatial distribution of PAHs in riverbed sediments of the Danube River in Serbia: Anthropogenic and natural sources. JOURNAL OF THE SERBIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. BELGRADE, SERBIA: SERBIAN CHEMICAL SOC, 2019, vol. 84, No 12, p. 1439-1453. ISSN 0352-5139. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2298/JSC190129056B.

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BRBORIC, Maja, Branislav VRANA, Jelena RADONIC, Mirjana Vojinovic MILORADOV and Maja Turk SEKULIC. Spatial distribution of PAHs in riverbed sediments of the Danube River in Serbia: Anthropogenic and natural sources. \textit{JOURNAL OF THE SERBIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY}. BELGRADE, SERBIA: SERBIAN CHEMICAL SOC, 2019, vol.~84, No~12, p.~1439-1453. ISSN~0352-5139. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2298/JSC190129056B.

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